‘I’ve switched up the sparring partners a lot and we’ve worked a lot on footwork,’ he continued.

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‘I’ve been the come-forward aggressor in my previous fights, the power-puncher; Canelo takes a good shot and he’s very elusive with his upper body, so we wanted to make sure we’re faster on our feet, with our hands and with our combinations than in previous fights.’

Jacobs and Alvarez have Gennady Golovkin as an opponent in common, but the latter’s two fights with the Triple G attracted a huge amount of controversy.

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The judges’ scorecard in both fights were questioned and Jacobs weighed in on the theory of officials favouring Alvarez.

‘It’s a little annoying to have to keep talking about the judges and Canelo getting favoritism, but it’s also a fact in most people’s mind so that’s why it comes up so much,’ he said.

‘I don’t mind answering the questions, but it can be annoying as I don’t want the mindset to be going in there to fight Canelo and the judges.’

He added: ‘I give Canelo all the respect in the world. He’s definitely top-ten, pound for pound.

‘There are some controversial fights that he’s had that where I thought he lost, including both Golovkin fights.’